Canada



R. ETTERSHANK.

FISHING BMTI APPLICAUON FILED luNE 11. 191e.

Patented May 13, 19M.v

lillV BOY ETTEBSHANK, F VANCOUVER, BRITISH CLUMBIA, CANAD.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1919.

Application led June 17, 1918. Serial No. 240,373. f

is to devise a lifelike and practical bait forv trolling which is of the simplest construc all tion and capable of being formed out of one piece of metal, thereby enabling it to be manufactured and sold at a very low cost and from which highly eiiicient results are obtainable.

l attain-this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a view of the blank from which the bait is formed.

Fig. 2 is a' perspective View of the bait.

Fig. 3 is a lace view.

Fig. l is an enlarged view ot the eye.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 ol Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6--6 ol Fig. 2.

Similar iigures ol reference indicate similar arts throughout-the several views.

1 indicates the blank out of which the bait is constructed and which may consist of any suitable material, such as stout polished tin. Une end of the blank is reduced in width to lorm a tongue 2 /while its opposite end is daredl outwardly as at 3 and l, the

points ot these dared ends being turned oppositely to each other to lormfcurved' projections 5 and 6 outstanding trom the opposite sides ol the blank, as shown in Fig. 3. From the tongue portion 2 for about onethird ol its length the blank has parallel edges and in this parallel portion 7 a slit 8 and a hole 9 are formed, the slit being positioned opposite the termination of the parallel sides of the portion 7 and the hole 9 being at the midlength ol the portion 7. 'lhe blank then widens out to form the upper part ol' the body of the bait, the wide por- 'tion 10 being substantially equal to the length ol the parallel portion 7 and its edges being curved for a part of their length and terminating in angular projections 11 and 12 extendinor Aoutwardly from the edges of the blank., lioni which projecting portions the remainder of the blank extends to form the lower part of the body 13 and the tail 14C-of the bait, in which parts 13 and 14 are provided vthe hook-receiving' holes 15 and 16 respectively. The bases 17 and 18 of the angular projections are extended inwardly by cutting slits 19 and 20 in the blank, these slits being continued at right angles by` cutting toward the tongue end to form other Vslits 21 and 22, as shown in Fig. 1.

To form the bait out of the blank constructed as above the parallel portion 7 is bent around to constitute an eye 23; the tongue 2 being passed through the slit 8 and clenched and the projections 11 and 12 are bent outwardly on opposite sides to form fins as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Unbrazed double hooks 24-25 and 26-27 are passed through the holes and 16 'the inherent spring of which hooks holds them closely to the blank on both `sides and to prevent the hooks 24-25 from swinging out i from the bait indentationsv 28 and 29 are formed in the opposite sides of the blank, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the hooks 26%-27 being similarly retained against too free outwardly swinging movement by the curved projections 5 and 6 hereinbefore mentioned.

ln order to* provide lor the attachment of the bait to a line, a wire 28 is passed through the hole 9 either before or after the eye 23 is j formed, being doubled over on itself as at 29 to form a head and provided with two beads 30 and 31 of glass or other suitable material, which insure a :tree swivel action of the wire 28. '.lhe free end of the wire is formed as a loop indicated generally by the numeral 32, which is constructed as shown in Fig. 4, that is, by tirst forming the free end of the wire into a loop 33, passing the free end under the shank 34 and forming it into another loop 35 alongside the loop 33 and then bending the free end to lie adjacent the outside ol the loop 33 as shown at 36 in Fig. 5, so as to prevent the fouling of the leader by the end of the wire as it might do if the same were left straight. i

The life-like action of the bait when being drawn through the water is obtained by imparting an even continuous twist through an angle of 90 to the blank from end to end .ol the same so that the longitudinal axis olthe eye 23 will be at right angles to the transverseaxis of the tail end. The bait is varnished with shellac or the like so as toprelof serve the bright polish of the tin and to prevent rusting.

From the foregoing it `will be seen that I have devised a fishing bait which is simfple and practical and capable of being manu actured and sold at a veryvlow oost..

at I claim as my invention is:

1. A fishing bait havin the body thereof formed from a metal blan .the intermediate portion of which is of. reater width than the head and tail ends and is provided with angular projecting portions outstanding from its op osite ed es and free of the bodyon all sides gut one, t e said tail end extending centrally from the intermediate portion and tapering inwardly toward its free end, the

sald head end being adapted to be formed into aline attachin means.

2. A fishing baitaving the body thereof formed from a metal blank the intermediate portion of which is of greater width than the head and tail ends and is provided with angularl projecting portlons outstanding from its opposite ed es and free of the body on all sides but one, t e said tail end extending centrally from the base of the intermedlate portion and tapering inwardly toward and flaring outwardly at its free end, the polnts of the liared end being turned outwardly oppositely to each other, the said head end termlnating in a reduced portion and provided with an aperture at its midlength and a sl1t opposite its point of extension from the intermediate ortion.

3. A fishing lbait having the body thereof formed from a metal blank the intermediate portion of which is of greater width than the head and tail ends and is provided with angular projecting portions outstanding from its opposite ledges and free of the body on allsides but one, the said tail end extending centrally from the intermediate portion and tapering inwardly toward and flaring outwardly at its free end andhaving oppositely and outwardly facing in yits edges intermedlate its length and the points of its flared end turned outwardly oppositely to each other, the said head end terminating 'in a reduced portion and being proyc/fided with an aperture at midlength and a transverse slit opposite its point of extension from the intermediate portion.

4. A iishin bait comprising a spirally twisted body lormed from a metal blank the intermediate portion of which is of greater width than the head and tail ends and is provided with angular projecting portions outstanding from its opposite edges and twisted oppositelyto each other out of the plane of the body, the said tail end extending centrally from and provided with an aperture adjacent to the intermediate portion and bein flared outwardly at its free end and provi ed with an aperture therethrough, the

, 111g centrall l and being indentations formed said head end extending centrally from the upper end of the intermediate portion terminating in a tongue member and being turned over to form' an eye, the head end being provided with a slit through which said tongue passes to maintain the eye formation, and unbrazed double hooks sprung through the apertures in the said tail end.

5. A fishin twisted' body intermediate width than the head and tail ends and is provided with angular projecting portions outstanding from its opposite edges and twisted oppositely to each other out of the plane of the body, the said tail end extendfrom and provided with an aperture adjacent the intermediate portion, flared outwardly at its free end and provided with an aperture therethrough, the said head end extending centrally from the upper end of the intermediate portion terminating in a tongue member and being turned over to form an eye, the head end being provided with a slit through which said tongue passes to maintain the eye formation, unbrazed double hooks sprung through the aperturesin the said tail end, and projections formed on the tail end intermediate its length and at its flared end respectively forming stops adapted to limit the lateral swing of the said hooks.

6. A fishing bait comprising a twisted body formed from a metal blank the intermediate portion of which is of greater width than the head and tail ends and provided with angular projections outstanding from its opposite edges twisted oppositely to each other out of the lane of the body, its head end being turnedp over on itself to form an eye and its tail end being provided with apertures adjacent the intermediate portion and its extremity respectively, and unbrazed double hooks sprung through said apertures to lie one on each side of the body.

7. A fishing bait comprising a twisted bod formed from a metal blank the ntermedyiate portion of which is of greater width than the head and tail ends and provided with angular projections outstanding from its opposite edges twisted oppositelyto each other out of the plane of the body, its head end being turned over on itself to form an eye and its tail end being provided' with apertures adjacent the intermediate portion and its extremity respectively, unbrazed double hooks sprung through said apertures to lie one on each side of the body, and stop members formed on the body iadapted to limit the lateral swing of the said hooks.

8. A fishing bait comprising a spirally twisted body formed from a metal blank the intermediate portion of which is provided with angular projections outstanding from bait comprising a spirally ormed from a. metal blank the head, the Vupper end of said formed into a double loop the free end 0i' which is turned inwardly, a tail portion extending from the intermediate portion pro 15 vided with apertures adjacent the same and the tail end extremity, and unbrazed double hooks sprung through the said apertures to lie one on each side of the body.

J une, 1918.

wire being Dated at Vancouver, B. C., this 4th day of 2D ROY ETTERSHANK. 

